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9.A.63.1.3
Sortlin, SORT1 of 831 aas and 2 TMSs, N- and C-terminal (Coutinho et al. 2012). Functions as a sorting receptor in the Golgi compartment and as a clearance receptor on the cell surface. Required for protein transport from the Golgi apparatus to the lysosomes by a pathway that is independent of the mannose-6-phosphate receptor (M6PR; LIMP2; TC# 9.B.39.1.8). Probably required in adipocytes for the formation of specialized storage vesicles containing the glucose transporter SLC2A4/GLUT4 (GLUT4 storage vesicles, or GSVs) (Bogan 2012). These vesicles provide a stable pool of SLC2A4 and confer increased responsiveness to insulin (Huang et al. 2013). May also mediate transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi (Bogan 2012).

Accession Number:Q99523
Protein Name:Sortilin
Length:831
Molecular Weight:92068.00
Species:Homo sapiens (Human) [9606]
Number of TMSs:2
Location1 / Topology2 / Orientation3: Membrane1 / Single-pass type I membrane protein2
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FASTA formatted sequence
1:	MERPWGAADG LSRWPHGLGL LLLLQLLPPS TLSQDRLDAP PPPAAPLPRW SGPIGVSWGL 
61:	RAAAAGGAFP RGGRWRRSAP GEDEECGRVR DFVAKLANNT HQHVFDDLRG SVSLSWVGDS 
121:	TGVILVLTTF HVPLVIMTFG QSKLYRSEDY GKNFKDITDL INNTFIRTEF GMAIGPENSG 
181:	KVVLTAEVSG GSRGGRIFRS SDFAKNFVQT DLPFHPLTQM MYSPQNSDYL LALSTENGLW 
241:	VSKNFGGKWE EIHKAVCLAK WGSDNTIFFT TYANGSCKAD LGALELWRTS DLGKSFKTIG 
301:	VKIYSFGLGG RFLFASVMAD KDTTRRIHVS TDQGDTWSMA QLPSVGQEQF YSILAANDDM 
361:	VFMHVDEPGD TGFGTIFTSD DRGIVYSKSL DRHLYTTTGG ETDFTNVTSL RGVYITSVLS 
421:	EDNSIQTMIT FDQGGRWTHL RKPENSECDA TAKNKNECSL HIHASYSISQ KLNVPMAPLS 
481:	EPNAVGIVIA HGSVGDAISV MVPDVYISDD GGYSWTKMLE GPHYYTILDS GGIIVAIEHS 
541:	SRPINVIKFS TDEGQCWQTY TFTRDPIYFT GLASEPGARS MNISIWGFTE SFLTSQWVSY 
601:	TIDFKDILER NCEEKDYTIW LAHSTDPEDY EDGCILGYKE QFLRLRKSSV CQNGRDYVVT 
661:	KQPSICLCSL EDFLCDFGYY RPENDSKCVE QPELKGHDLE FCLYGREEHL TTNGYRKIPG 
721:	DKCQGGVNPV REVKDLKKKC TSNFLSPEKQ NSKSNSVPII LAIVGLMLVT VVAGVLIVKK 
781:	YVCGGRFLVH RYSVLQQHAE ANGVDGVDAL DTASHTNKSG YHDDSDEDLL E